David Knutson / St. Paul Pioneer Press

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MINNEAPOLIS — Former auto mogul Denny Hecker is expected to be released Thursday, Oct. 5, from a halfway house in Minneapolis where he has lived since serving most of a 10-year sentence in federal prison. Hecker, 65, pleaded guilty to bankruptcy and wire fraud and was sentenced in 2011. Prosecutors said he cheated Chrysler Financial and other auto lenders out of tens of millions of dollars while living an opulent lifestyle.